An interview from the SF Bay Area:<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><B>Spring season showcases Taylor-made dances<BR>Company is still going strong under the creative eye of its 70-year-old namesake and choreographer</B><P>Blair Tindall, Contra Costa Times<P>At 70, choreographer Paul Taylor is modest about his sudden eminence in the dance community.<P>"I knew if I just lived long enough, all my competitors would die off," said Taylor with a laugh. "But now all my young competition is breathing down my neck!"<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>[This message has been edited to remove dead link.]<p>[This message has been edited by Admin (edited April 05, 2002).]

From the Los Angeles Times:<P><B>DANCE FOR YOUTH</B><P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Members of the Paul Taylor Dance Co. showcased their talents and taught students to dance Wednesday afternoon at Fremont Elementary School in La Crescenta.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> <P>[This message has been edited to remove dead link.]<p>[This message has been edited by Admin (edited April 05, 2002).]

Rachel Howard interviews PTDC's current most senior dancer, Patrick Corbin:<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><B>Giving Paul his all</B><P>Rachel Howard, SF Examiner<P> It's a day after the Paul Taylor Dance Company closed an acclaimed New York home season, a week before the troupe touches down in San Francisco, and a week since Paul Taylor, the reigning giant of modern dance, made some incendiary anti-ballet comments in The New York Times.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><A HREF="http://63.78.169.150/style/default.jsp?story=x0319corbin0" TARGET=_blank><B>More</B></A>

The first of many reviews from the SF Bay Area:<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><B>Paul Taylor Dance Company Gives Magical Premiere <BR>'Cascade's' joyful symmetries</B><P>Octavio Roca, SF Chronicle<P>There was exuberance all around, an unmistakable feeling of happiness as the curtain rose on Paul Taylor's "Cascade." Wednesday night's San Francisco premiere of this 1999 Taylor dance at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts set the tone for a ravishing program that left the audience cheering.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><A HREF="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2001/03/23/DD67164.DTL" TARGET=_blank><B>More</B></A><p>[This message has been edited by Azlan (edited March 24, 2001).]

Another:<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><B>Paul Taylor may not be profound but he sure can entertain</B><P>Stephanie von Buchau, Oakland Tribune<P>Many of us used to think that choreographer Paul Taylor was profound, but after 30 years or so, it is becoming apparent that he is really just a great entertainer. And who can sneer at that?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><BR>[This message has been edited to remove dead link.]<p>[This message has been edited by Admin (edited April 05, 2002).]

One more:<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><B>Paul Taylor Dance Company dazzles with diversity</B><P>Rachel Howard, SF Examiner<P> You'd have expected palpable excitement for the return of the Paul Taylor Dance Company Thursday night, and for good reason. Everyone, but just everyone, loves Taylor's dances, and what with his recent 70th birthday, tributes at Jacob's Pillow and the American Dance Festivals and Matthew Diamond's spectacular "Dancemaker" documentary, his canonization is nearly complete, his sage position in the dance world unassailable.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><A HREF="http://63.78.169.150/style/default.jsp?story=X0323TAYLO1" TARGET=_blank><B>More</B></A>

One more from Roca:<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><B>Taylor's Graceful 'Arabesque' Debuts Dark, sensual 1999 piece at Yerba Buena</B><P>Octavio Roca, SF Chronicle<P>As an added pleasure among many at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater on Thursday night, Paul Taylor turned up onstage to share a curtain call with his dancers. The ovation was loud, a deserved and affectionate tribute to the 70-year-old dancemaker and to his extraordinary troupe.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><A HREF="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2001/03/24/DD231508.DTL" TARGET=_blank><B>More</B></A>

And another review from the SF Bay Area (yes, we have many newspapers and many dance critics here):<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><B>No energy shortage with Taylor dancers</B><BR>The 16-member modern-dance troupe lights up Yerba Buena Center<P>Blair Tindall, Contra Costa Times<P>If there are fewer rolling blackouts next week, it's thanks to the Paul Taylor Dance Company's high-wattage opening night at the Yerba Buena Theater.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>[This message has been edited to remove dead link.]<p>[This message has been edited by Admin (edited April 05, 2002).]

I am ecstatic that Taylor is doing "Big Bertha". Although it's DEFINETLY not a "feel good" piece, it's one of this older works, shows the dark side of Taylor, and really gives his dancers some meaty dramatic moments. If any of our members or moderators sees this work (and is not already writing a review)on tour, can you tell us your impressions?

An article from NYC:<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><B>Paul Taylor Dance Company In "Dandelion Wine"</B><P>BackStage.com<P>If you are wondering why Paul Taylor has become just about America's favorite modern dance choreographer, you need go no further than the program seen on March 3 at City Center, in which his "Dandelion Wine" (a New York premiere), "Eventide," and "Oh, You Kid!" were seen.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><BR>[This message has been edited to remove dead link.]<p>[This message has been edited by Admin (edited April 05, 2002).]

VERY INTERESTING.It appears, from the Sacramento Bee, that PT has changed "BIg Bertha". As far as I can remember, the "old" Big Bertha was about a FAMILY, mother father daughter. Now, it appears to involve siblings or maybe just friends...hmmmm.Of course, these things are always open to interpretation, and I dont' think PT ever came out and said "this is what this is about".....a dark and disturbing piece, either way.<P><p>[This message has been edited by trina (edited March 25, 2001).]

One more review from the SF Bay Area, this one not so complimentary:<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><B>Taylor Treading Water <BR>Latest works visit familiar ground</B><P>Allan Ulrich, SF Chronicle<P>If choreographic genius resides in constant reinvention, then Paul Taylor has slipped a bit from the pantheon in his two most recent works. Both headed Friday evening's bill, the third program of the Paul Taylor Dance Company's two-week visit to Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><A HREF="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2001/03/26/DD125542.DTL" TARGET=_blank><B>More</B></A>

Another review from the Examiner:<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><B>Top man Taylor makes his company jump</B><P>Rachel Howard, SF Examiner<P> Paul Taylor would have no cause for shame if, 50 years on in his exalted choreography career, he turned out just one masterpiece every decade. As it happens he's managed to make several more, but the final Paul Taylor Dance Company program, which opened Friday night at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, gives us just one: 1991's "Company B."<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><A HREF="http://63.78.169.150/ex_files/default.jsp?story=X0326TAYLOR1" TARGET=_blank><B>More</B></A>

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